Short Fiction · Character
Captain Oliver
A captain whose account of a mysterious lodger carries the tale, and whose memory of the old Squire's violent household still colors everything he tells.
supporting
Also known as Oliver
First appearance: the mysterious lodger
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He speaks from the far side of a vanished world, recalling Toby Marston's pug-faced rages, the wrestling match with Handsome Charlie, and the sudden black-faced death that split two brothers into open war over…
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- Diverse ghostly witnesses
- Supernatural encounters
- Haunting family histories
- Ghost story narrators
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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